Difference between revisions of "Emphasizing negation with "you""
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* 你 <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 忙，为什么 不 来？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> máng, wèishénme bù lái? </span><span class="trans">You're not busy. Why not come? </span> | * 你 <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 忙，为什么 不 来？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> máng, wèishénme bù lái? </span><span class="trans">You're not busy. Why not come? </span> | ||
* 我 <em>又</em> <strong>没</strong> 做 错，你 为什么 生 我 的 气？<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yòu</em> <strong>méi</strong> zuò cuò, nǐ wèishéme shēng wǒ de qì? </span><span class="trans">I didn't do anything wrong! Why are you mad at me? </span> | * 我 <em>又</em> <strong>没</strong> 做 错，你 为什么 生 我 的 气？<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yòu</em> <strong>méi</strong> zuò cuò, nǐ wèishéme shēng wǒ de qì? </span><span class="trans">I didn't do anything wrong! Why are you mad at me? </span> | ||
| − | * <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 是 我 做的，看 我 干 吗？<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> shì wǒ zuò de, kàn wǒ | + | * <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 是 我 做的，看 我 干 吗？<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> shì wǒ zuò de, kàn wǒ gànmá?</span><span class="trans">I definitely didn't do that. Why are you looking at me?</span> |
* 今天 <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 下 雨，为什么 要 带 伞？<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān <em>yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> xiàyǔ, wèishéme yào dài sǎn? </span><span class="trans">It's ''not'' going to rain today. Why are you bringing the umbrella?</span> | * 今天 <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 下 雨，为什么 要 带 伞？<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān <em>yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> xiàyǔ, wèishéme yào dài sǎn? </span><span class="trans">It's ''not'' going to rain today. Why are you bringing the umbrella?</span> | ||
* <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 是 你 的 事，你 管 那么 多 干 吗？<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> shì nǐ de shì, nǐ guǎn nàme duō gànmá?</span><span class="trans">It's not any of your business. Why do you care so much? </span> | * <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 是 你 的 事，你 管 那么 多 干 吗？<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> shì nǐ de shì, nǐ guǎn nàme duō gànmá?</span><span class="trans">It's not any of your business. Why do you care so much? </span> | ||
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One of the many versatile uses of 又 is to emphasize negation, giving your negative sentence a little kick!
Structure
In this structure, 又 is used to emphasize that something didn't happen or is not the case, or will not happen. It's most often used with 不 and 没. This grammar structure is often used in an accusatory context.
又 + 不 / 没 + Verb / Adj.
Examples
- 我 又 不 知道，问 我 干吗？I definitely don't know. Why ask me?
- 你 又 不 忙，为什么 不 来？You're not busy. Why not come?
- 我 又 没 做 错，你 为什么 生 我 的 气？I didn't do anything wrong! Why are you mad at me?
- 又 不 是 我 做的，看 我 干 吗？I definitely didn't do that. Why are you looking at me?
- 今天 又 不 下 雨，为什么 要 带 伞？It's not going to rain today. Why are you bringing the umbrella?
- 又 不 是 你 的 事，你 管 那么 多 干 吗？It's not any of your business. Why do you care so much?
- 我又 不 是 故意 的，你 不 要 这么 生气。It really wasn't on purpose. Don't be so mad.
